Washboard attachment.



E. A. ROWE. WASHBQARD ATTACHMENT. 'APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15, 1910.

1,002,456.v Patented sept. 5, 1911.

EMMET A. ROWE, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

WASI-IBOARD ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1911.

Application led August 15, 1910. Serial No. 577,225.

To al whom if may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMET A. RowE, citizen of the United States,residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VashboardAttachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wash-boards, referring particularly to anattachment for holding the wash-board firmly in the tub.

An object of this invention is to provide a detachable and adjustableframe for application to wash-boards of common construction, the framebeing adaptable to Wash tubs varying in size and resting against theinner walls and upon the bottom thereof to hold the wash-board frommoving up and down during the rubbing action upon the same.

rlhe invention further contemplates the provision of an adjustable frameof this character which is simple, efficient, and which can be quicklyadjusted to stationary or portable tubs'of angular orround form and ofpractically any size.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of the improved frame as applied to a wash-board andpositioned within a round tub. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of one side of the frame, partly insection.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawingby the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawing, the attachment comprises a substantiallyU-shaped frame consisting of opposed angle-bars having overlappingend-sections 10 and 11 provided with registering apertures 12. Aclamping bolt 13 passes through the apertures 12 and carries a bindingnut 14 against the outer face of the section 10. Guide sleeves 15encircle the sections 1() and 11 and are fixed upon the outer ends -ofthe sections 10 and 11 by rivets16. The sections 10 and 11 of theangle-bars constitute the end-bars of the frame and the opposite members17 form the inner sections of the side-bars of the frame. The sections17 have spaced notches 18 in their upper edges and carry guiding sleeves19 secured to the outer ends by rivets 20. Outer side-bar sections 21slidably engage against the outer faces of the sections 17 and passloosely through the sleeves 19. The sect-ions 21 carry sleeves 22secured upon their inner ends by rivets 23 encircling the sections 17.U-shaped locking clips 24 are carried by the sections 21 and haveinwardly extending arms 25 hinged upon the outer ends of t-he rivets 23.Transverse locking bolts 26 are carried through the clips 24 forengagement in the notches 18. The sections 21 are provided in theirupper edges with notches 27 for the recept-ion of locking bolts 26 whenthe notches 27 register with the notches 18. The outer extremities ofthe sections 21 are preferably corrugated as at 28, or otherwiser-.oughened to bind against the inner wall of the tub 29,

The numeral 30 designates a wash-board of any adaptable form', theconventional form being disclosed in the drawing, having the dependinglegs 31 upon the lower ends of which are attached the sections 21.Detachable bolts 32 engage through the outer ends of the sections 21 andthrough the lower ends of the legs 31 to hinge the frame against theunder side of the wash-board 30.

The clamping bolt 13 is employed for holding the sections of the framewhen adjusted to accommodate the width of the wash-board 30. The frame,when used, is first secured to the wash-board 30 and is then placed inthe tub to rest upon the bottom of the same. The hinged locking clips 24are raised from the notches 27 and 18 and the waslrboard 30 is pushedforwardly to engage the extremities 28 of the sections 21 against theinner wall of the tub 29. The end-bar of the frame is pushed by handagainst the opposite wall of the tub 29 when the locking clips 24 areswung downwardly to engage the locking bolts 26 in the registeringnotches 27 and 18.

Having 3thus described the invention what is claimed as new is 1. Incombination with a washboard, spaced and adjustable side-bars hingedupon the lower end of the wash-board, and an adjustable cross-barcarried across the outer ends of the side-bars.

2. A supporting frame for a wash-board including spaced sectionalsidewbars, the inner ends of the sections of the side-bars overlappingand having registering notches, sleeves encircling the overlapping endsof the sections, locking clips hinged upon the sleeves and engaging inthe registering notches, and an adjustable end-bar carried across theouter ends of the side-bars.

3. In combination With a Wash-board, a pair of adjustable side-barsdetachably and hingedly connected to the lower end of the Wash-board,and an end-bai1 secured across the outer ends of the side-bars, saidside-bars and end-bar each comprising overlapping sections having loopsengaging about their overlapping portions, and locking clips engagingthrough the loops and against the adjacent sections.

4. A Washboard attachment including an expansible clamping frameadjustably carried upon the Washboard, said 'frame being j adapted forbinding engagement in a tub.

5. In combination with ay tub and a Washboard Within the tub, anadjustable frame resting upon the bottom of the tub and bind- Copies ofthisipatent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

